{"id":3613,"date":"2024-03-09T17:02:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3613"},"modified":"2024-03-09T17:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:02:06","slug":"citizens-to-protest-redevelopment-of-larnacas-pattichion-park-over-environmental-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3613","title":{"rendered":"Citizens to protest redevelopment of Larnaca\u2019s Pattichion Park over environmental concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The redevelopment of Pattichion Park in Larnaca sparks ongoing reactions, with the Cyprus Wetlands Conservation group announcing a protest event at the site on March 16 at 2:30 p.m.<br \/>\nDissatisfied citizens are demanding a complete suspension of the works and an Environmental Impact Assessment.<br \/>\nDuring a meeting on Friday, representatives of the group engaged with Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras, who disclosed that the Game and Fauna Service had greenlit certain works before June in the project area.<br \/>\nSpeaking Phileleftheros, Elena Georgiou, a spokesperson for the group, expressed concern over some of the planned works. She stressed, \u201cWe demand an independent environmental impact study and a Special Ecological Assessment, knowing what preceded with the Environmental Department in Akamas and other areas. We also call for a revision of the spatial planning.\u201d<br \/>\nMoreover, Georgiou highlighted that the protestors\u2019 discontent would be conveyed to the relevant parliamentary committee convening next Wednesday. She added, \u201cThe protest event will also include informing the public about the results of the meeting with the mayor of Larnaca.\u201d<br \/>\nIn response, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras clarified that the Game and Fauna Service\u2019s permission, conveyed via a letter, pertained to works near the Pattichion amphitheatre and other areas not impacting the park\u2019s wildlife.<br \/>\nHe said, \u201cWe will follow 100% the guidelines of the competent state departments, namely the Game and Fauna Service, the Environmental Department, and the Forestry Department.\u201d<br \/>\nRead more:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-in-cyprus-com wp-block-embed-in-cyprus-com\"><\/figure>\n<p>Park redevelopment. redevelopment, protest event, environmental impact assessment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cyprus Wetlands Conservation group has announced a protest event at Pattichion Park in Larnaca on March 16 at 2:30 p.m., demanding a halt to redevelopment works and an Environmental Impact Assessment. During a meeting with Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras, it was revealed that the Game and Fauna Service had approved some works before June. The group is calling for an independent environmental impact study, a Special Ecological Assessment, and a revision of spatial planning. The mayor assured that all works would adhere to guidelines from the Game and Fauna Service, the Environmental Department, and the Forestry Department, specifically mentioning that the approved works near the Pattichion amphitheatre would not impact the park&#8217;s wildlife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[204,3,203,1153,157,148,463,1152,1151,114],"class_list":["post-3613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-akamas","tag-cyprus","tag-environment","tag-environmental-impact-assessment","tag-larnaca","tag-local","tag-protest","tag-protest-event","tag-redevelopment","tag-top-news"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Citizens to protest redevelopment of Larnaca\u2019s Pattichion Park over environmental concerns<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Cyprus Wetlands Conservation group has announced a protest event at Pattichion Park in Larnaca on March 16 at 2:30 p.m., demanding a halt to redevelopment works and an Environmental Impact Assessment. 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